The Absolute Necessity of Eco-religion

John Seed has said that the tendency for humans to split-apart from Nature must be very strong, as is seen in the central role of the emphasis on human interconnectedness with Nature in long-sustained aboriginal cultures. This emphasis seems due to the recognition that there's a fundamental flaw in human nature requiring extraordinary care and diligence, as if it is an 'innate depravity' of Man. Therefore the myth of the eternal battle of Good Order against Chaotic Disorder, which must be extremely ancient and still prevails, has often placed humans in the role of chaotic agents, if also in that of good agents.

In civilizations, however, it is organized religion, in the division of function characteristic of civilizations, that has the especial concern to preserve Good Order against Chaos, however that be framed, but with the consequent weakening of the integration and holistic focus of simpler societies. Yet as long as civilization dominates the world, it is still religion which must be the strong force for humanity's sense of interconnection with Nature. And yet over much of this world now, religion is no longer a determining strong force, and even so, it is only marginally concerned, if that, with maintaining the good order of Nature against the misbehavior of humanity. Yet at this time, as many now know, this misbehavior is destroying Nature at a rate that threatens the survival of humanity, and of the Biosphere itself, and it is this that is the crisis of our era. Given this massive crisis, it simply stands to reason that a religious concern with the battle of Good Order against (human) Chaos must dominate (yes, dominate) all other religious or any other concerns. An ecological reframing of this myth in global eco-religion must have priority for world civilization, because only religion is a strong enough force to inexorably transform human hearts and minds and the ethos, ideals, worldview, lifeways, and essential structures of civilization, and this is absolutely required to preserve a functioning Biosphere and thus human survival. It is really that simple. It is the precondition for acting decisively to save the Earth and our species.